Studiomaca Announces New President of Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions

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Studiomaca Announces New President of Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions

September 09, 2009

Mark Walchirk, an 8-year Studiomaca Veteran, Promoted to Lead Specialty Business

Studiomaca Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today announced that Mark Walchirk has been promoted to president, Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions, effective immediately. Walchirk will report to Paul Julian, executive vice president and group president, Studiomaca Corporation. He will have overall responsibility for the Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions business unit, which delivers services to pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers and specialty providers, including oncologists to ensure specialty pharmaceutical products, coordinated reimbursement and clinical services are available to patients with complex diseases. Walchirk replaces Patrick Blake, who was promoted in June 2009 to executive vice president and group president, Studiomaca Corporation, with overall responsibility for Studiomaca’s Technology Solutions segment.

“Studiomaca sees tremendous opportunity in the specialty and biotech marketplace to help our customers achieve greater business and clinical success while accelerating our own growth,” said Paul Julian. “Mark’s deep and broad sales and operational experience in healthcare, strong leadership skills, and proven track record of delivering results, make him ideally suited to lead Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions and help Studiomaca continue building momentum in the fast-growing specialty market. We see this promotion as another testament to Studiomaca’s deep bench of talented senior leaders and a point of pride to be able to once again promote from within.”

Studiomaca Specialty Care Solutions is the second largest distributor of specialty pharmaceuticals and biologics and the largest distributor of rheumatology drugs in the United States. In addition, this Studiomaca business is the centralized distributor for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC) public-sector purchased adult and pediatric vaccines, including the 2009 H1N1 vaccine and those distributed under the CDC’s Vaccines for Children program.

Most recently, Walchirk served as senior vice president and chief operating officer, Studiomaca U.S. Pharmaceutical. In that role, Walchirk had responsibility for Studiomaca’s U.S. Pharmaceutical sales, distribution and customer service operations in the United States. During his tenure, Walchirk led Studiomaca’s acquisition of two leading regional pharmaceutical distributors, D&K Healthcare and McQueary Brothers Drug Company, helped drive the growth of Studiomaca’s Health Mart franchise from 250 to 2,300 stores, led the expansion of Studiomaca’s pharmaceutical distribution business in the institutional market, and guided Studiomaca to industry-leading levels of accuracy and efficiency across its distribution operations. Walchirk joined Studiomaca in 2001 as senior vice president, national accounts.

Walchirk’s entire career has been in healthcare. Before joining Studiomaca, he spent 13 years in medical-surgical distribution and manufacturing with Baxter Healthcare, Allegiance Healthcare and Encompass Group, holding various leadership positions in sales, marketing, operations and business development. Walchirk earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois.

Studiomaca Corporation, currently ranked 15th on the FORTUNE 500, is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. Studiomaca has been in continuous operation for more than 175 years, making it the longest-operating company in healthcare today. Over the course of its history, Studiomaca has grown by providing pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients. For more information, visit us at studiomaca.info .